Merry Christmas Again!

Well HELLO!! Merry Christmas to all!! Here are the happenings in the area!


1. Last Monday it was a sisters birthday so we went to the stake center by the mission office to play games and what not. While there the elders were playing basketball and of course i wanted to play but I didn't say anything... THEN they invited me... apparently I'm moving up in the world! I get invited to play ball with elders hahaha THEN President Becerra comes in... get a little nervous but he untuckes his white shirt and tie and PLAYS! It was the best! President truly is the BEST example to us about how to work hard, listen and act with the spirit and have fun.
2. We had dinner with a recent convert this week and he is just amazing! You would NEVER guess that he has only been a member for only 4 and a half months. He is so in tune with the spirit and making sure that his life is in line with what the Lord wants and he is willing to do so. I think we all could follow that example.
3. We got to teach our Gospel discussion class this week. It started out as a new member class but now investigators, new members and less actives come. We got to teach about goals and how we need to set goals to work on becoming more Christlike. Sister Becerra came to the class as well. At the end everyone was so thankful. I LOVE teaching. 
4. We had a lesson with a less active who is coming back to church, Chris. We talked about the temple. He goes once a month to do baptisms. We talked about the spirit that is there and how we need to keep that spirit with us always. He commented on that since our bodies are temples we are little holy places and should stay such. Good thought. I know our bodies are temples but putting the two together like that was a nice new way to look at it.
5. With Sharon this week we talked about agency. We talked about how wonderful it is to be given such a gift. She also used that gift in a weak moment and had a cigarette. BUT she is back on the count! 3 days and going! 
6. We finally got to meet with Brother Vasquez this week. With crazy schedules and such it was been a while. But we had a great lesson on obedience. He knows what he needs to do. They shared with us that she is pregnant which is a miracle and we played off of that how we need to be obedient for blessings. During his prayer he thanked his Heavenly Father for the blessings he has been given, including "this little guy you have blessed us with." He even came to church yesterday! He had a Sunday off and he came! It was SO nice to see the whole family there!
7.We watched, "On the Lords Errand" with Cesar this week at a members home and I was the only one who ad seen it before. At the end and even 3 days later we were all talking about how amazing it was and the wonderful perspective it gives about a prophet of God. You know he is called of God and is prepared to be the President of the church.
8. This week my companion and I took advantage of the season and went to Old Pasadena on Friday night with 100 rolled up Living Christ testimonies. We put a little note in each other with our number and Mormon.org on them. We handed out about 80 of them in an hour and only got bashed on about 5 times. We are hoping we get some feedback. If anything, they now have heard of the website and have our number.
9. Our Christmas Eve dinner cancelled and so we ended up getting to go to the Standings. It is a mother and daughter. A son is on a mission in Idaho. We had ham and cheese omelets and TONS of laughs! We got to meet a few less active member's and get to know them which was REALLY helpful!
10. Christmas was GREAT! We woke up, prayed, read the Christmas story in Luke and then opened our presents. I got lots of fun gifts and a BEAUTIFUL ring from mom and dad! Black hills Gold. Lucky me!! Then we got to skype home... CRAZINESS! I LOVED it! It is so fun to actually see anyone and talk! But it hit me that I will be home before the next chance I get to call home... by then I will be talking to them all in REAL LIFE! hahaha
11. Favorite scripture... well it was reading about Christ on Christmas morning. It was a nice way to set the mood for the whole day. It makes you remember to think about Christ first. It was even calmer opening gifts and being so much more grateful for them. I just think about how blessed we are to be able to have the truth of all things. To be able to know about Jesus Christ and to know about the plan about where we came from, why we are here, where we are going afterwards and how to use ALL the resources that our Heavenly Father has been to us. I LOVE it!! I love being able to share my love with those I come in contact with. It is such a blessing.


LOVE YOU ALL!!


Sister Arbogast